Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/03/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I recall John Brownlow's remark: "I had a pre-asph Summilux-M 35 that I shot a lot of Human Traffic on, and that is a wonderful lens in its own way. Glows like a bastard." [from his website http://www.pinkheadedbug.com/gear/cameras.html ] A U S T I N . The Leica blog: http://www.suninsplendor.com/leica/ Sprezzatura: http://sprezzatura.editthispage.com/ Colin Yastrzebski wrote: >I need some help to choose a used 35mm lens for >my M outfit to replace a Summicron I lent to a >friend and never got back (my friend bought it >from me). I am using a 40mm Summicron-C as a >temporary replacement. > >I could just replace the 35mm Summicron with >another, however I wondered about the pre-ASPH >Summilux and also the ASPH Summicron, which now >seems to be coming on to the used market in >larger numbers. > >I would like my "new" lens to have the smooth >bokeh of the Summicron. Does the ASPH share the >"look" or the non-ASPH Summicron? > >Does the Summilux (pre-ASPH) also have smooth >bokeh? Does sharpness suffer because of the >f/1.4 maximum aperture? > >Questions ... questions ... but they are best >asked before I buy! > >Thanks. > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >http://mail.yahoo.com >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > >